Manufacturing Engineer

2 days ago


Chicago, United States DESTACO Full time

Manufacturing Engineer

Destaco, a Stabilus Company

Wheeling, IL

Company Profile

DESTACO, a Stabilus Company, is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance automation, workholding, and remote handling solutions. The company serves customers in variety of end-markets, including the automotive, life sciences, consumer goods, packaging, aerospace, and nuclear sectors.

Built on a legacy of over 100 years, DESTACO offers a comprehensive portfolio of products to engineer precise movement, placement and control solutions that drive productivity and uptime for manufacturers around the world. The DESTACO family of products consists of industry-leading brands such as DESTACO Manual and Power Clamps, Camco and Ferguson Indexers, Robohand Grippers and CRL Manipulators and Transfer Ports.

DESTACO is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and operates globally through ~700 employees across 11 locations.

With nearly 90 years of demonstrated expertise, The Stabilus Group is one of the world's leading providers of motion control solutions for customers across a broad spectrum of industries.

Stabilus, approaching 1.5B EUR in revenue, is headquartered in Koblenz, Germany and employs more than 7,000 team members across 34 locations in 18 countries.

Stabilus SE is listed in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and included in the MDAX index.

Position Summary

The Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing, evaluating, and improving production and processing methods and controls in manufacturing to achieve operational excellence. He/she is responsible for recommending and implementing operational sequences, equipment utilization and tooling improvements and efficiencies to ensure cost, quality and operational improvements. He/she will assist in establishing work measurement standards and play an active role in ensuring quality, safety, and lean manufacturing systems and processes (SMED, Kaizen, 5S).

The Manufacturing Engineer reports to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager. The position requires the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with engineering, materials, operations, and quality, and work and communicate with various levels across the organization.

Key Job Responsibilities included but not limited to:

Develops manufacturing process using ERP software (Oracle)

Assists in the evaluation and development of manufacturing processes by studying product requirements and researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment.

Improves manufacturing efficiency by analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, and equipment layout.

Create or modify work holding designs and equipment used for the production process.

Assures product and process quality by designing testing methods; testing finished- product and process capabilities; establishing standards; and confirming manufacturing processes.

Complies with government regulations and managing environmental requirements.

Assists setup personnel with process or tooling issues, recommending necessary fixturing and tooling used in manufacturing.

Analyzes and solves process and tool-related problems, ensuring or increasing productivity.

Makes recommendations to modify or replace equipment when necessary to support demand or improve productivity.

Establishes and updates manufacturing standards (rates, BOM's, etc.)

Ensure integrity of prints, bills of material, setup sheets and routings.

Performs all work in a manner that ensures safety of self and others.

Supports policies and procedures, including those governing the quality system as defined by ISO9001.

Leadership Competencies aligned with Stabilus and executed in DESTACO with appropriate expectations for the job level:

Entrepreneurial Spirit: identifies opportunities to develop new solutions. Change agent, collaborates for results, manages risk, takes responsibility for all aspects of the organization.

Motivates & Inspires: Creates and drives change and encourages others to join in.

  • Results Driven: Produces results that exceed the strategic objectives via a combination of planning and implementation, while living the DESTACO values.
  • Change Leadership: Aligns an organization and its people to drive for improvement and adopt new, challenging directions. Energizes a whole organization to want to change in the same direction. Influences others in a mature and empowering manner.

Job Requirements

Minimum 3 year experience in manufacturing engineering or related field

Experienced in implementing Lean tools.

Strong leadership skills with the ability to build, train and lead a strong positive team environment.

Analyzes, solves, and implements solutions independently.

Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office tools (Word, Excel)

Demonstrated proficiency with CAD/CAM software (Solidworks, Mastercam)

Working knowledge of Blue Print reading

Working knowledge of manufacturing methods, tooling, fixturing and materials

Effective written and verbal communication skills

Education and Certification Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing or related field

Travel Requirements

Minimal travel up to 10%



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